The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

A century-old magnolia tree is the only living landmark tree in New York City.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

A tree that grows parallel to the ground was declared Brooklyn's "crowning curio" by the poet who saved it.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

Siberian husky that delivered a life-saving antitoxin.

An Alaska livestock farm devotes itself to harvesting wool from creatures that once ran with mammoths and sabertooth tigers.

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

Steam out your ears for New Year's Eve.